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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

U.S. President Joe Biden in Brazil for the Group of 20 summit on Tuesday. Biden's reversal of his previous curbs on U.S. landmines comes just days after Washington gave Ukraine the green light to use U.S.-made long-range missiles on targets within Russia.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2024
U.S. cites new Russian tactics for decision to supply landmines to Ukraine
President Joe Biden's policy reversal comes just days after Washington gave Ukraine the green light to use long-range missiles on targets within Russia.
A Ukrainian soldier carries a shell to a field gun being fired at the advancing Russian Army, in the Donetsk Oblast on Nov. 16. As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth winter, a decision by the Biden administration now allows U.S. long-range missile strikes inside Russia.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2024
Ukraine fires U.K. cruise missiles into Russia, a day after using U.S. ATACMS
The strikes were widely reported by Russian war correspondents on Telegram and confirmed by an official on condition of anonymity.
Family members hug each other in front of the bus to Minsk, Belarus, at the Warsaw West bus station on Oct. 30.
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2024
Ukrainians brave arduous journeys to Russian-occupied homeland
For a year now, Russia has only been letting Ukrainian citizens travel to occupied zones through a special checkpoint set up in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions at an undisclosed location near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region on Monday.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2024
Ukraine hits Russia with U.S. ATACMS missiles for first time
Russia said it shot down five of six missiles fired at a military facility, while debris of one hit the facility, causing no casualties or damage.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky said that while North Korea’s provision to Russia of military equipment and troops is certainly worrisome, what’s “really a serious problem” is what Moscow is giving Pyongyang in return.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024
Ukraine ambassador warns of Russian military tech transfers to North Korea
What Moscow is giving Pyongyang in exchange for its troops could have direct security implications for East Asia, Kyiv's envoy to Tokyo warns.
Employees work at a production facility of Unwave, a Ukrainian company that produces drone signal jammers and radio electronic warfare equipment, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Oct. 28.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2024
How 1,000 days of conflict fueled robot wars between Russia and Ukraine
Both countries are on track to make around 1.5 million drones this year.
An American-made multiple launch rocket system, or MLRS, is used to launch a missile by Ukrainian soldiers in eastern Ukraine on March 9, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024
Are long-range strikes against Russia too late to save Ukraine?
They could help Kyiv defend its foothold in Russian territory seized as leverage in any war talks, but may come too late to change the course of the war, analysts say.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a news conference at the European Political Community summit in Budapest on Nov. 7.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024
Ukraine’s allies are leaning on Zelenskyy for a way to end the war
There is increasing recognition that Kyiv will have to compromise with Moscow because it has become clear that neither side can secure a decisive victory.
Live fire tests of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range American missiles, such as ATACMS, against military targets inside Russia.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024
Biden allows Ukraine to use U.S. arms to strike inside Russia
The change comes largely in response to Russia's deployment of North Korean troops, a development that has caused alarm in Washington and Kyiv.
A Ukrainian rescuer works to extinguish a fire in a building following a drone attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 18, 2024
Massive Russian air attack pounds Ukraine as 1,000th day of war nears
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow had launched 120 missiles and almost 100 drones.
Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024
North Korea may end up sending Putin 100,000 troops for war
North Korea sending troops to join Russia’s fight against Ukraine has alarmed Kyiv’s allies, who say it risks exacerbating Europe’s largest conflict since World War II.
Ukraine’s government has turbocharged its pitch for international help in land-mine clearance, attracting a rush of special machinery from Japan and funds from philanthropist Howard Buffett with astonishing results.
WORLD
Nov 17, 2024
Ukraine supercharges mine-clearing push to revive war-torn farms
Safe access to farmland is essential for a country known as Europe’s breadbasket and demining Ukraine could take decades.
Ukrainian emergency service personnel remove fragments of a downed Russian hypersonic missile which hit a five-story residential building in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 17, 2024
Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' air strike
Ukrainians have been bracing for weeks for an attack on the hobbled energy system, fearing crippling damage that would cause long blackouts as winter sets.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya before their meeting in Kyiv on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2024
Top Japan diplomat makes surprise visit to Ukraine
The trip comes amid growing fears about the conflict’s expansion following North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia for combat operations.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2024
Ishiba and Yoon unite on 'strong concerns' over North Korean troops in Russia
Tokyo and Seoul have stressed that, with the involvement of North Korea in the Ukraine war, the conflict has expanded to include Asia.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 27.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2024
Zelenskyy says Ukraine must do everything to end war next year
Zelenskyy added that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in agreeing to a peace deal.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery for bilateral talks in Berlin on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2024
Ukraine slams Scholz after first call with Putin in two years
Ukraine responded angrily to Berlin reviving its lines of communication with Moscow, saying the call had opened a "Pandora's Box."
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2024
Ishiba meets Biden and Yoon, as Trump's White House return looms
The three sought to further cement ties by announcing the creation of a “trilateral secretariat” to better coordinate and implement their goals.
A Ukrainian flag flies over the site of the former monument to Russian Empress Catherine the Great in Odesa, Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2024
Ukraine’s post-colonial future
If the Ukrainians are truly fighting for us, it is because they are fighting the last battle against European imperialism.
Tulsi Gabbard's nomination has raised alarm among the ranks of intelligence officers.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 15, 2024
Trump's choice of Gabbard as U.S. intelligence chief vexes spy world
Donald Trump’s nomination of Tulsi Gabbard is among several high-level picks that suggest he may be prioritizing personal allegiance over competence.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
China may soon resume visa exemptions for Japanese nationals, reports say
A view inside Beijing Daxing International Airport. Japanese nationals could soon visit China without a visa for up to 15 days, according to reports.
Why Yamanashi gave up building a light-rail system on Mount Fuji
A rubber-tired tram system, tentatively called the “Fuji Tram,” would run along magnetic markers, reducing environmental damage, according to the Yamanashi Prefectural Government.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
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